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Apple Arcade feels like a doomed idea. The game devs have to make money somehow. I doubt apple is just funding development, so it’s likely to be pay for time sp
by b_tterc_p 8y ago
Apple Arcade feels like a doomed idea. The game devs have to make money somehow. I doubt apple is just funding development, so it’s likely to be pay for time spent on the game similar to Spotify payments for content creators (but not number of plays). That means games will be encouraged to optimize for time spent in the game, which is exactly the opposite of what you would want in a premium subscription ecosystem. The risk of the same sort of shitty puzzle game dominating the apple arcade revenues seems high to me. It’s an incredibly simple optimization. Just do what f2p games currently do but offer an in game way to always progress regardless of stamina.